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Karas, Karas Region

Aussenkehr Orange River agate terraces

Agate beach or gravel Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

High terrace gravels of the lower Orange carrying agate, jasper and the odd chalcedony geode

Documented among regional collectors on both banks of the river.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

extreme heat

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